Team Goemkarponn
MARGAO: The Konkan Railway Police have arrested a 29-year-old man from Odisha after allegedly recovering 2.889 kg of ganja, valued at approximately ₹2,88,890, during a narcotics raid at Margao Railway Station.
The accused, identified as Deepak Ray, son of Mangalu Ray, a resident of Kartraka, Damadua, in Gajapati district of Odisha, was apprehended on October 24 during a raid conducted between 5 pm and 9.45 pm on Platform No. 6 of the railway station.
According to the police, the operation was led by PSI Roosevelt Fernandes of the Konkan Railway Police Station. The suspected narcotic substance was seized under a search and seizure panchanama.
Following the seizure, the police registered Crime No. 55/2026 at 11.37 pm on October 24 under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
The accused was arrested at 11.37 pm on the same day and is presently in police custody.
Further investigation in the case is being conducted by PSI Jitendra Gaude of the Konkan Railway Police Station.
